Women's History Month

National Women's Hall of Fame-- The National Women's Hall of Fame is the nation's oldest membership organization dedicated to honoring and celebrating the achievements of distinguished American women. This website highlights the women who have been inducted into this Hall of Fame.
Smithsonian Education- a website with several resources for learning about women in history.
InfoPlease- a timeline of famous firts by American Women.
Time for Kids- Women's History Month- four different sections to learn about women.
Scholastic- Women Who Changed History- meet five women who have changed history.
Children's Encyclopdia of Women- this encyclopedia was started in March 1998 by 3rd and 4th grade students at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, NY. It is their reports on several famous women in history.


Dr Seuss's Birthday is celebrated on March 2nd.

Seussville- a fun place to find a variety of games and activities celebrate the life od Dr. Seuss!
Dr. Seuss Memorial- a place to learn about Dr. Seuss.
Fact Monster- a biography of Dr. Seuss.
ThinkQuest- This ThinkQuest was designed by students to share information about Dr. Seuss and his children's books. Read summaries of different books and learn why Dr. Seuss wrote them.

St. Patrick's Day is celebrated on March 17th.

BBC- this site will bring you to a great interactive book on the history of St. Patrick's Day- ENJOY!
Apples for the Teacher an ebook about hte history of Ireland created by a 6th grade class from Leixlip, Ireland. Scroll to the middle of the page to see the ebook. Click on the green arrows to view the pages.
History Channel- various information on St. Patrick's Day
Woodland Junior School in Great Britain- information about the history of St. Patrick's Day- scroll down the page to read all of the information.
EL Civics- a brief history of St. patrick's Day.
MES Games- match the St. Patrick Day pictures to the words- Good Luck!
St. Patrick's Day Quiz- Fill in the blanks tocomplete the sentences about St. Patrick's Day. use the drop down menu to check your answers.
St. Patrick's Day Hangman- play this game of hangman with a St. Patrick's Day twist!
Click and Drag Puzzles- rearrange the puzzle pieces to create the pictures. Click on the following links to try other puzzles- Puzzle 2, Puzzle 3, Puzzle 4
St. Patrick's Day Word Search-find the St. Patrick Day words.



April

Easter is typically celebrated in April.

The History Channel- several resources (including videos) explaining the history of Easter and how Easter is celebrated around the world.
Easter Bunny Rap- turn up your volume nad listen to this very funny Easter Bunny Rap!
EasterBunny's.net- learn how Easter is celebrated around the world.
Easter Story- read the story about Easter and then answer the comprehension questions.
TopMarks- several activties abour Easter including a brief history, customs and fun activities.
AkidsHeart.com- several online Easter games/activities.
Kid'sTrunCentral/The Bunny Hutch- several activities and games.
White House- a slide show of the 2009 Easter Egg Hunt at the White House.

April is National Poetry Month

WordMover- an interactive activity from Read Write and Think that allows you to create poetry by moving words or adding your own words.
Poetry Engine- an interactive activity from Scholastic that reviews haikus, limericks, free verse, cinquain and then gives you the opportunity to create your own poetry.
Giggles Poetry- a fun site with several activities, games and poems to read!
Poetry Splatter- a very fun site where you can create your own poetry by filling in the blanks. Choose the poem you want to write from the list on the left.
Acrostic Poems- from Read Write and Think- an activity that will review what an acrostic poem is and then allows you to write your own acrostic poem.
Diamente Poems- from Read, Write and Think- an activity that will review what a diamente poem is and then allows you to write your own diamente poem.
Shape Poems- from Read, Write and Think- an activity that will review what a shape poem is and then allows you to wrrite your own shape poem.
Riddle Poems- from read, Write and Think- a great activity to explain how to write riddle poems and then will ask you to write your own riddle!
KidzPage- a plethora of links to poems for you to read and enjoy!